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helio

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he⋅li⋅o

[hee-lee-oh]
–noun, plural -li⋅os. Informal.
1. a heliogram.
2. a heliograph.

Origin:
by shortening

helio-

a combining form meaning “sun,” used in the formation of compound words: heliolatry.
Also, especially before a vowel, heli-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of hlios sun
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